A photoinduced method for converting large quantities of silver nanospheres into triangular nanoprisms is reported. The photo-process has been characterized by time-dependent ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy, allowing the observation several key intermediates in characteristics conversion process. This light-driven process results a colloid with distinctive optical properties that directly relate to nanoprism shape particles. Theoretical calculations...

Wheat straw (WS) is a potential biomass for production of monomeric sugars. However, the enzymatic hydrolysis ratio cellulose in WS relatively low due to presence lignin and hemicellulose. To enhance conversion WS, we tested impact three different pretreatments, e.g. sulfuric acid (H2SO4), sodium hydroxide (NaOH), hot water pretreatments digestions. Among highest rate was obtained with 4% NaOH pretreatment at 121 °C (87.2%). In addition, mainly effective removing lignin, whereas H2SO4...

Seedlings of Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck cv. Tuyou were irrigated daily for 5 months with nutrient solution containing 0 (control), 0.2, 0.6 or 1.6 mM aluminum (Al) from AlCl3·6H2O. Shoot growth was more sensitive to Al toxicity than root growth, gas exchange, chlorophyll (Chl) concentration, polyphasic Chl a fluorescence (OJIP) induction and related parameters. Leaves Al-treated plants showed decreased CO2 assimilation yet intercellular concentration increased ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate...

Colloidal alloy superlattices of two different nanoclusters are demonstrated here for the first time. Thiol-functionalized Ag and Au were prepared separately in toluene before mixing solvent evaporation. For certain Au/Ag proportions, particles spontaneously self-organized into ordered 2D arrays, which can be seen bright field STEM image Figure.

Limited data are available on the effects of phosphorus (P) and aluminum (Al) interactions Citrus spp. growth photosynthesis. Sour pummelo ( grandis ) seedlings were irrigated for 18 weeks with nutrient solution containing 50, 100, 250 500 μ M KH 2 PO 4 × 0 1.2 m AlCl 3 · 6H O. Thereafter, P Al in roots, stems leaves, leaf chlorophyll (Chl), CO assimilation, ribulose‐1,5‐bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) Chl a fluorescence (OJIP) transients measured. Under stress, increased root...

Abstract Background Little information is available on the amelioration of boron (B) aluminum (Al)-induced photosynthesis inhibition. Sour pummelo ( Citrus grandis ) seedlings were irrigated for 18 weeks with nutrient solution containing 4 B levels (2.5, 10, 25 and 50 μM H 3 BO × 2 Al (0 1.2 mM AlCl ·6H O). The objectives this study to determine how alleviates Al-induced growth inhibition test hypothesis that can be alleviated by via preventing from getting into shoots. Results had little...

Abstract The antifatigue effects of the hot‐water extract longan ( Dimocarpus Lour.) seeds were studied in mice. Longan seed polysaccharides administered at doses 50, 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg activity was evaluated using a swimming test, along with determination serum urea nitrogen, hepatic glycogen blood lactic acid content. results show that polysaccharides, ranging from 50 to 100 mg/kg, extended time, increased p < 0.01, n = 10), reduced nitrogen 10) decreased Therefore may have...

Background The efficacy of novel chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy is inconsistent, likely due to an incomplete understanding the tumor microenvironment (TME). This study utilized meta-analysis evaluate CAR-T-cell and safety employed two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis investigate causal links between immune cells Multiple Myeloma (MM). Method Our literature review, conducted from January 1, 2019, August 30, 2024, across Medline/PubMed, Scopus, Web Science,...

Abstract Porous and sub‐micrometer tubes made of textured GaN nanoparticles have been synthesized by an in situ chemical reaction characterized X‐ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission (TEM), photoluminescence (PL) Raman spectroscopies. The involves thermal decomposition nitridation 1D gallium oxyhydroxide (GaOOH) at temperatures the range 700–900 °C. shape precursor GaOOH is maintained resultant tubes. nanocrystals (estimated to be about 15 nm size) are...

Background Black rice (Oryza sativa L.), whose pericarp is rich in anthocyanins (ACNs), considered as a healthier alternative to white rice. Molecular species of ACNs black have been well documented previous studies; however, information about the metabolic mechanisms underlying ACN biosynthesis during grain development unclear. Results The aim present study was determine changes pathways that are involved dynamic proteome indica cultivar, L. var. SSP). Isobaric tags for relative and...

Recent studies have found that p53 and its' associated cell cycle pathways are major inhibitors of human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) generation. In the same family as is p73, which shares sequence similarities with p53. However, p73 also has distinct properties its own, such two alternative promoters to express transactivation (TAp73) N terminal deleted (DNp73). Functionally, TAp73 acts similarly in tumor suppression. DNp73, on other hand an oncogene suppress apoptosis. Therefore, how can...

Background: Rice seed proteins are lacking essential amino acids (EAAs). Genetic engineering offers a fast and sustainable method to solve this problem as it allows the specific expression of heterologous EAA-rich proteins. The use selectable marker gene is for generation transgenic crops, but might also lead potential environmental food safety problems. Therefore, production marker-free crops becoming an extremely attractive alternative could contribute public acceptance crops. Objectives:...

Radiation has been efficiently used for rice germplasm innovation. However, the molecular mechanisms by which radiation induces mutations are still unclear. In this study, we performed whole genome sequencing to reveal comprehensive in treated with radiation. Red-1 (a rich beneficial ingredients human health) was derived from 9311 after γ-radiation. Solexa technology applied uncover mutations. Compared genome, 9.19% of sequences were altered genome. Among these alterations, there 381 403...

Panax japonicus C. A. Mey. is a rare traditional Chinese herbal medicine that uses ginsenosides as its main active ingredient. Rice does not produce because it lacks key rate-limiting enzyme (β-amyrin synthase, βAS); however, produces secondary metabolite, 2,3-oxidosqualene, which precursor for ginsenoside biosynthesis.In the present study, P. βAS gene was transformed into rice cultivar 'Taijing 9' using an Agrobacterium-mediated approach, resulting in 68 transgenic plants of T0 generation....

An efficient in vitro plant regeneration system from leaves of Ophiorrhiza japonica Blume was established for the first time. Callus formation rate more than 90.4 % leaf segments on Murashige and Skoog (MS) supplemented with either α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) alone or combination 6-benzyladenine (BA). The highest shoot (78.9 %) achieved MS medium containing 2.0 mg dm-3 BA 0.2 NAA, an average 9.4 shoots developed per segment. Shoot also improved when explants were cultured basal 0.5 (m/v)...

Abstract Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze cv. CFT‐1 is an elite tea variety bred by sexual hybridization with a high content of epigallocatechin‐3‐gallate (EGCG) as 134.2 mg/g (which 2.54‐fold that the common variety). This study was to evaluate chemopreventive effects green infusion (CFT‐1) against N ‐nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA)‐induced hepatocarcinogenesis in rats and its mechanisms. The results showed had superior inhibitory effect NDEA‐initiated compared tea. significantly reduced hepatic...